Middlesex University Business School Distinguished Lecture Series

New Frontiers: Business School Distinguished Lecture Series

The Business School's Distinguished Lecture Series brings together theory and practice, allowing expert speakers to discuss contemporary issues in business and the impact these have in the real world. We look at the changing face of business and the impact these developments have on people's lives. From the National Minimum Wage's impact on labour markets to technology's effect on finance and investment, we draw connections between the forces of business and what this means to the world we live in.

Ken Kroner: The Future of Investing

The pace at which technology has changed our lives in the digital age does not appear to be slowing down. Despite advances such as social media, big data and super computers the world of finance has barely been penetrated with investments still done largely in the same way as our parents' generation.

Straddling the world of finance and academia, Dr Ken Kroner has served as Head of the Global Investors Group at Barclays Global Investors, been an associate professor of economics and finance at the University of Arizona and is currently a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock investment management. His time in industry and education gives him not only an insight into each area, but a unique awareness of impact each has on the other.